tin
see also: TIN
Pronunciation Noun
TIN
Noun
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see also: TIN
Pronunciation Noun
tin
- (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
- (NZ, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
- (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
- muffin tin
- roasting tin
- (countable, squash) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
- (slang, dated, uncountable) money
- (slang, uncountable) Computer hardware.
- French: conserve, boîte de conserve
- German: Büchse, Konservenbüchse, Blechbüchse, Dose, Konservendose
- Italian: lattina, barattolo
- Portuguese: lata
- Russian: жестя́нка
- Spanish: lata
- French: moule, gamelle
- German: Backform (for baking), Kastenform (for cakes), Kuchenform (for cakes)
- Italian: gamella
- Portuguese: lata, forma, tarteira
- Russian: жесть
tin (not comparable)
- Made of tin.
- Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.
- 1939, George Orwell, "Coming up for Air", London: Victor Gollancz.
- [I]n fact he was a big noise, literally, in the Baptist Chapel, known locally as the Tin Tab[ernacle] - whereas my family were 'church' and Uncle Ezekiel was an infidel at that.
- 1939, George Orwell, "Coming up for Air", London: Victor Gollancz.
- tinnen (obsolete)
- French: d'étain, en étain
- German: Zinn- (combined with noun), zinnen (rare)
- Italian: di stagno
- Portuguese: de lata, de estanho
- Russian: оловя́нный
tin (tins, present participle tinning; past and past participle tinned)
- (transitive) To place into a tin in order to preserve.
- (transitive) To cover with tin.
- (transitive) To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.
- French: mettre en conserve, conserver
- German: eindosen, einmachen
- Portuguese: enlatar
- Russian: консерви́ровать
- Spanish: enlatar
- French: étamer
- German: vorverzinnen
- Spanish: estañar
TIN
Noun
tin (plural tins)
- (US, finance) Initialism of taxpayer identification number
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